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Today we have the pleasure on interviewing Milton Shupe who over the past sixteen years has provided us with a large quantity of nice prop aircraft to fly in FS2004, FSX and Prepar3D. Milton talks about his inspirations, the tools he uses and how he works with a variety of people to create aircraft.

The busiest airport in Germany, Frankfurt Airport, is now available for X-Plane 11 from Aerosoft. Frankfurt XP conveys the unique feeling of a large international airport. Reviewer Paul Mort appreciated the attention to detail on this vast airport, only complaining about a lack of people. He found the scenery well laid out, with good static aircraft, objects, vehicles, buildings, etc.

KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport is yet another example of the extreme detail that Orbx includes in every one of their scenery packages. Located in a very scenic area of California, Lake Tahoe is a beautiful destination, reports reviewer Ray Andersen. The airport and the surrounding region comes to life and includes special Orbx features like PeopleFlow to make it even more alive.

The Where In The World series challenge from Ron Blehm continues into the new year. Readers have stepped up with a bunch of new destination suggestions so the series continues. Last month was a rare case--an international airport that was abandoned. For this month we have an airport named after a WWII pilot. How good is your geography and aviation knowledge?

Following on from his earlier article introducing the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), Tony Vallillo offers this story of a real CAP mission. As anyone who follows the news is aware, Puerto Rico was hit hard by Hurricane Maria and CAP was called in to help. This involved getting a light plane to the island in order to conduct a variety of photo recon flights. Tony tells the story of how he and other CAP members accomplished this mission, one you can duplicate with your flight simulator. Part 2 continues the mission, with the plane and crew now on the island and ready to get to work.

Carenado brings the Dorner DO228 100 HD Series to X-Plane with their usual features, such as engine dynamics designed specifically for XP11. It also features physically Based Rendering materials and textures throughout, six HD liveries, PDF checklists, tables, etc. and more. Reviewer Stuart McGregor was pleased with the results and finds himself hooked on flying the DO228.

Following on from his earlier article introducing the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), Tony Vallillo offers this story of a real CAP mission. As anyone who follows the news is aware, Puerto Rico was hit hard by Hurricane Maria and CAP was called in to help. This involved getting a light plane to the island in order to conduct a variety of photo recon flights. Tony tells the story of how he and other CAP members accomplished this mission, one you can duplicate with your flight simulator.

Twentynine Palms KTNP Airport is the first project of Aerosoft's scenery development company 29Palms Scenery Design and JaraNet for X-Plane 10. It offers a whole new level of detail and realism, based on many references from the real airport. Reviewer Luke Webber was pleased with the results, finding it to be a very nice airport to visit.

Allan Jones brings us a story that combines some real aviation history and some flight simulation. Learn about WWII pilot Joy Lofthouse and the Air Transport Auxiliary who delivered newly built military aircraft. Then take on the challenge of an FSX flight in WWII Great Britain, flying VFR only through limited "balloon lanes".

If you are looking for a great looking aircraft where the flight dynamics are not overly important, then the Cessna 207 for FSX/P3D from Alabeo will be a great addition to your hangar. So concludes reviewer Nigel Porter who enjoyed the challenge of flying this very large single engine GA aircraft. It comes with both a regular and bush version, modern avionics, quality 3D model and textures and much more to enjoy.

So, what do you do to stay in aviation after a career in the Air Force and with the airlines comes to an end? Tony Vallillo found his answer in the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of the USAF that conducts search and rescue and other missions. It gives his flying a purpose beyond the hunt for the hundred dollar hamburger. In this first of two articles, Tony gives a bit of CAP history and introduces some search techniques -- which you can try yourself on your flight simulator.

Now available at the FS Pilot Shop is XP11 Scenery - KGFK Grand Forks North Dakota. This scenery features Grand Forks International Airport with seasonal textures, photoreal terrain of the airfield, custom buildings, ground lights, moving jetways and more.

Beginning March 1, it will be time to "tee it up" so to speak, as 1st Annual EventAir Golf Tournament begins. It's pretty simple -- you fly 18 flights, each of which represents a "hole" on the course and the result of your flight is used as your score to par on that hole. If you complete the 18 flights, your cumulative score for all the flights counts as your score for the tournament!

Now available from France VFR is Paris-Ile de France VFR 3DA for FSX and Prepar3D. Photo-realistic scenery representing the Ile-de-France region in very high resolution textures of 0.5 meter / pixel, very high definition mesh 4.75 meters, full autogen and 3D coverage, many objects and VFR landmarks (lighthouses, bridges, ports, moorings, wind turbines, pylons, monuments, etc.).

Now available at the FS Pilot Shop is XP11 Scenery Builders - KMTH Florida Keys Marathon Intl Apt. This scenery is based on Google data from March 2017. It includes seasonal textures, custom buildings, new ground lights, moving jetways and more.

Taburet has released another in their series of night enhancement sceneries. Night 3D France v3 for Prepar3D v4 and Flight Sim World (FSW) places specifically designed 3D light bulbs for 3D night light effects on top of roads to provide a night blooming display of lights all over France. It can be used on its own or on top of other scenery.

Now available at the FS Pilot Shop is FSX-P3D Scenery - KCOS Colorado Springs Muni Apt. This scenery is based on Google data accurate as of March 2017. It features seasonal textures, auto-installer, photoreal terrain, custom buildings, new ground lights and more.

Internationally reknowned flightsim sound engineer Benoit Plamondon has the pleasure of releasing his latest freeware projects: P&W JT9D sound packs for the Boeing 747-100/200/300/SP and the Boeing 767-200/300. This project represents more than two years of development work and has been compiled using only the very best interior and exterior real world recordings.

IVAO announces a long-awaited project regarding the compatibility of their Multiplayer Traffic Library (MTL) with Prepar3D version 4+. Work has now begun on this upgrade. The MTL is an integrated feature in its IvAp Pilot Client, which
allows Users connected as pilots to IVAO Network.

FlightSimCon 2018, the original and most successful annual aviation and flight simulation exposition and conference, declares February 16 to be “F-16 Day” in honor of the famous aircraft. As part of FlightSimCon 2018, an F-16 “Fighting Falcon” Cockpit Familiarization Trainer from Wright-Patterson AFB will be on display with three 50″ LCD screens and available to attendees to take on test flights.

LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH, was a German leisure airline headquartered in Düsseldorf. It operated medium and long-haul routes and maintained hubs at Düsseldorf Airport, Munich Airport and Berlin-Tegel Airport. LTU was acquired by Air Berlin in 2007. The package, designed by Perfect Flight to work with FSX and Prepar3D. recreates some of the flights included in the old timetable.

Load up your Piper PA-18 Super Cub and prepare to tackle the last frontier! The Last Frontier Mission Pack is available now for Flight Sim World In these missions, you take the role of a skilled and dedicated pilot whose job it is to ferry cargo and passengers across the diverse terrain of Alaska. No job is too small or too difficult to ensure this sparsely populated region stays connected and supplied.

Now available at the FS Pilot Shop is XP11 Scenery - KGFK Grand Forks North Dakota. This scenery features Grand Forks International Airport with seasonal textures, photoreal terrain of the airfield, custom buildings, ground lights, moving jetways and more.

Beginning March 1, it will be time to "tee it up" so to speak, as 1st Annual EventAir Golf Tournament begins. It's pretty simple -- you fly 18 flights, each of which represents a "hole" on the course and the result of your flight is used as your score to par on that hole. If you complete the 18 flights, your cumulative score for all the flights counts as your score for the tournament!

Now available from France VFR is Paris-Ile de France VFR 3DA for FSX and Prepar3D. Photo-realistic scenery representing the Ile-de-France region in very high resolution textures of 0.5 meter / pixel, very high definition mesh 4.75 meters, full autogen and 3D coverage, many objects and VFR landmarks (lighthouses, bridges, ports, moorings, wind turbines, pylons, monuments, etc.).

Today we have the pleasure on interviewing Milton Shupe who over the past sixteen years has provided us with a large quantity of nice prop aircraft to fly in FS2004, FSX and Prepar3D. Milton talks about his inspirations, the tools he uses and how he works with a variety of people to create aircraft.

Now available at the FS Pilot Shop is XP11 Scenery Builders - KMTH Florida Keys Marathon Intl Apt. This scenery is based on Google data from March 2017. It includes seasonal textures, custom buildings, new ground lights, moving jetways and more.

Taburet has released another in their series of night enhancement sceneries. Night 3D France v3 for Prepar3D v4 and Flight Sim World (FSW) places specifically designed 3D light bulbs for 3D night light effects on top of roads to provide a night blooming display of lights all over France. It can be used on its own or on top of other scenery.